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/// March 2025 ///
🌸 Cherry Blossoms Are Here 🌸
We were able to capture some photos of the waterfront earlier this week:
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We hope you're able to enjoy the blossoms this year!
🥹 Our Favorite (True) Story Ever 🥹
Bus Operator Sean noticed how tired one of his regulars became from using a manual wheelchair to get around all day. What happened next is so heartwarming:
We’re definitely not crying right now 😭
✨ Cleaner Trains 🧽
When our MAX trains reach the end of the line, we have dedicated staff there to freshen and clean them before they head back out for service 🧽✨
Watch how it all gets done:
📝 Eastside Park & Ride Study 📖
We Need Your Feedback on
Transit-Oriented Development
We received a grant from the Federal Transit Administration to study how to improve our E 122nd/Menlo Park and 181st Ave Park & Ride lots! We want to bring development that helps the community and neighborhood.
Here are the sites:
 Aerial photo of 181st Ave Park and Ride showing nearby locations
 Aerial photo of E 122nd/Menlo Park Park and Ride showing nearby locations
See the ideas for potential uses of this land and share your thoughts.
Your feedback will help us plan for the future!
✈️ Save $ Going to the Airport by Taking TriMet ✈️
Rideshare: ~$35 one way 😭
TriMet: $2.80 one way for Adult fare 👏
💳 Paying for Adult Fare?
You Don't Need a Hop Card! 💳
Reminder: If you’re paying for Adult fare, you don’t need a Hop card at all. We accept any bankcard (Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express) showing the contactless symbol. Tap your card on the Hop reader as you board to instantly pay. You can even use your mobile wallet📱
As long as you use the same payment, you’ll never be charged more than $5.60 a day or more than $100 a month ✅
*This applies to Adult fare only. For reduced fares, you do need a Hop card.
🎥 Giveaway 🎟️
We’re giving away tickets to film screenings at the first-ever Portland Panorama, a film festival with over 120 movies showing over 11 days!
What will I win? Three winners will receive a pair of general tickets to one film screening of their choosing.
Dates: April 10-20, 2025
Where: Most movies will show at Cinema 21 and Hollywood Theatre. Check out the festival schedule for more information.
Employees of TriMet and immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of employees are not eligible. Enter to win by tomorrow, Friday, March 28 at 9 a.m. Winners will be notified March 28 at 11 a.m. PT. See all the rules.
📸 Vintage Pic of the Month 📸
This was the most popular throwback on Instagram this month!
Say “hello” to light rail vehicle 107, the first MAX train to ever cross the Steel Bridge 👋🚊
This photo was taken when we were testing MAX prior to launching train service in 1986.
Thanks for reading! 🤓
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